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===Research=== The [[Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research]] (CU-ICAR) was established in 2013 in [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]] as a seminary for automotive research and innovation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Quick Facts|url=http://cuicar.com/about/quick-facts/|website=cuicar.com|publisher=CUICAR|access-date=5 February 2017}}</ref> CU-ICAR is a {{convert|250|acre|ha|0|adj=on}} automotive and motorsports research campus. The department of Automotive Engineering was ranked tenth in the world in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://justengineeringschools.com/top-10-automotive-engineering-schools-world/|title=Top 10 Automotive Engineering Schools In The World In 2015|publisher=Just Engineering Schools|access-date=May 30, 2014|date=2014-05-30}}</ref> CU-ICAR includes a graduate school offering master's and doctoral degrees in automotive engineering, and programs focused on systems integration. The campus also includes an Information Technology Research Center being developed by [[BMW]]. BMW, [[Microsoft]], [[IBM]], [[Robert Bosch GmbH|Bosch]], [[The Timken Company|Timken]], [[JTEKT CORPORATION|JTEKT/Koyo]] and [[Michelin]] are all major corporate partners of CU-ICAR. Private-sector companies that have committed to establishing offices and/or facilities on the campus include the [[Society of Automotive Engineers]] and Timken. Plans for the campus also include a full-scale, four-vehicle capacity rolling road [[wind tunnel]]. The [[Charleston Innovation Campus]] in [[North Charleston, South Carolina|North Charleston]] was founded in 2004 as the Restoration Institute. It houses the Warren Lasch Conservation Center, Dominion Energy Innovation Center, and the Zucker Family Graduate Education Center. The conservation center includes the Hunley Commission, which is undertaking the stabilization of the [[H. L. Hunley (submarine)|''H. L. Hunley'']], a [[American Civil War|Civil War]] [[submarine]] that was the world's first to sink a ship. The energy innovation center opened in 2013 and houses a 7.5MW and a 15MW [[offshore wind turbine]] test facility for $100 million.<ref>PJ Randhawa. "[http://clemsonenergy.com/news/state-investigating-investment-into-wind-energy/ State investigating investment into wind energy]" ''Clemson Energy'', July 17, 2013. Accessed: September 28, 2013.</ref><ref>"[http://clemsonenergy.com/facilities/drivetrain-testing-facility/ Wind Turbine Drivetrain Testing Facility] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001225325/http://clemsonenergy.com/facilities/drivetrain-testing-facility/ |date=2013-10-01 }}" ''Clemson Energy''. Accessed: September 28, 2013.</ref> In 2016, Clemson opened the Zucker Family Graduate Education Center. The 70,000 sq. ft. facility is home to graduate programs in digital arts and engineering disciplines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20150115/PC05/150119617/1505/clemson-breaks-ground-on-215m-zucker-family-graduate-education-center-in-north-charleston|title=Clemson breaks ground on $21.5M Zucker Family Graduate Education Center in North Charleston|date=January 15, 2015|author=McDermott, John|work=Post and Courier }}</ref> In 2016, Clemson announced a new partnership with [[Siemens]], including a grant with a total value of $357,224,294. This grant is the largest in the school's history. Through it, students in Clemson's College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences will have access to a variety of new software.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/siemens-provides-clemson-with-largest-in-kind-technology-grant-in-university-history/|title=Siemens provides Clemson with largest in-kind technology grant in university history|access-date=11 January 2017|archive-date=October 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024010228/https://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/siemens-provides-clemson-with-largest-in-kind-technology-grant-in-university-history/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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